One Life

My grandpa and grandma are two of the most beautiful people I've ever known in my life. I remember the days as a kid when I held grandpa's hand and walked down the streets. We used to go to this temple near my place and on the way back home he bought me candy. Grandpa had a good heart. He was always so noble in his thoughts and deeds. He was a great teacher. I've seen people walk up to my mother on random occasions, identifying themselves as grandpa's students. He was loved and respected like none other I've known. He and grandma moved in with us after he retired, and a few years later he was affected by Parkinson's disease. He started having tremors and difficulty in walking. Mom and dad took care of him in every way possible, giving him the best medications. Dad was more like a son to him, loving grandpa like his own. Grandma used to spend every waking hour tending to grandpa. She had endless patience. When at times she lost her temper, they fought ...

Sham and Shriya were happily married. They loved each other so much and would do anything for the other.  Sham's close friend had come from US and so he went to the bar not knowing how to say no to him. He called Shriya and told her he had some urgent work at office and so he's staying back. Few days later when they had a get together, Shriya came to know of the whole thing through the friend and got upset. She couldn't bear the thought of Sham lying to her. She cried for three days. Sham promised her he'd never repeat this again. She trusted him and continued to live. When Shriya's mother called her for shopping at the mall she wanted to inform Sham but somehow it slipped her mind. Suddenly she spotted Sham in the mall. With a spurt of happiness she called him in his mobile. Sham took the mobile and immediately said,"hey I'm in a meeting. I'll call you later" and he cut the call. Shriya could see he was sitting with a lady in a coffee ...

Two things are not possible: 1. To make everybody happy. 2. For everybody to be happy with you. One thing is definitely possible: For you to be happy with yourself and thus ensure there is one more happy person in the world. Radiate happiness.   Five simple practices to happiness: 1. Accept: What is, is. What is not, is not. 2. Keep a smile. Cause a smile. 3. Put enthusiasm into everything. 4. Give more than you receive. 5. Count your blessings.   Wishing you abundant happiness! Most and more...

Josh Vander Vies... It needs to be one special creation to be born without arms and legs and still go on to become a college student, study law, sought after motivational speaker, inspiring people from schools to corporates for at least 20 hours a week, having a family and more importantly being a Para-athlete. He did not go to a school with children having disabilities, but to a school which posed much more challenges. He was attracted to sports, learnt swimming and his interest moved to events like shot-put and javelin.  One can't even imagine how someone without any arms could participate and compete in such sports. Josh then got hooked to the game of Boccia which demands intense skill, strategy and precision. He participated in the 2004 Para Olympics at Athens and emerged as one of the top players. He competed in the world championships and American cup and won silver and bronze medals. Josh learnt to write and also draw and paint and be on his own. He defied t...

People you truly love are the ones with whom you let your guards down and hence you are most vulnerable to be hurt by them. In fact, people you love the most have the power to hurt you the most. If you don't express yourself when others hurt you, then they have no way to know that you did not like what they did to you. So they keep repeating the same behaviour and continue the same approach. You will find others hurting you all the time, not necessarily because they are bad, but because they never knew that they were hurting you. Letting others know that you are hurt, and why do you feel hurt helps them to understand what is important to you. You often deny being hurt because you prefer to suffer with the person than without the person. But remember, expressing hurt when it happens is important to keeping any relationship safe and honest. If you don't object, others will simply act in their best interest. If you allow others to use you, you will be used. If you...